Roy Lichtenstein, "Crak!", 1963 - Lithograph
Unsigned Offset Lithograph.
Paper size is 21 x 28.5 inches,
with an image size of 18.5 x 27 inches.
The Offset Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed.
The condition was rated B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age.
Additional details: Crak! (1963) is an exhibition poster published by Posters Originals in 1963 for a Leo Castelli exhibition held from September 28 to October 24, 1963. Referenced in Corlett
no.
II.2.C, Bianchini (1971) cat. no. 5, Zerner (1974) cat. no. 7. Named for its onomatopoeic graphic text, LichtensteinÕs ÒCrak!Ó is a first edition poster, not a reproduction. The poster image
presents a beret-clad woman shooting a rifle. Lichtenstein recomposed the comic book source Ñ from a story written by Bob Haney and illustrated by Jack Abel in Star Spangled War Stories #102
(Apr./May 1962) Ñ by cropping the subject and replacing the mound of sand with a pile of sandbags.
Roy Lichtenstein :
Born in New York in 1923, he is one of the most important artists of The American Pop Art movement, finding inspiration in advertising, popular imagery and comic strips. Woman with Flowered Hat has held the record for highest Lichtenstein auction price in May 15, 2013 (sold for $56.1 million, including fees, at Christie's). Approximatly 4500 of his works are exhibited around the world. The artist died in 1997.
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